Where do you get your tux/suit from? Shoes? As a mobile, standing on your feet for 4+ hours, doing X line dances does have an effect on your body feet! What do you do to lessen the pain, other than not help yourself to the dessert when offered?
Where do you get your tux/suit from? Shoes? As a mobile, standing on your feet for 4+ hours, doing X line dances does have an effect on your body feet! What do you do to lessen the pain, other than not help yourself to the dessert when offered?
I ALWAYS bring mine with me to events
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Wow, why didn't I think of that? thanks!
I haven't either. Great idea! Rep to everyone!
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My wife bought me an anti-fatigue mat for Christmas. Good stuff!!
My primary business is weddings and corporate. I don't wear a tux (even I have had one for nearly 20 years), and I don't wear a suit. I don't want to "compete" with the wedding party, and as the DJ/MC, I want to stand out a little bit from the guests, without going too extreme.
I usually wear all black... Tuxedo slacks, and a long-sleeve, French-cuffed dress shirt. I had the tailor monogram my DJ name on my cuff, and I wear "diamond" cuff-links, and a "diamond" watch. I want people to notice my hands on the turntables. I ususally buy my DJ clothes from K&G Fashion, a chain here in the Atlanta area.
My shoes are by Dockers, from a local shoe store. Just black slip-ons. Cost about $50 2-3 years ago. When I'm behind my table, and don't expect to be visible for a while, I usually slip the shoes off and stand on the anti-fatigue mat.
Another thing to "lessen the pain" is to be sure the table is the right height for you. That's part of the reason I always bring my own table. If I'm using the DDJ-SX, it stays in the road case, and is on an two-tier keyboard X-stand. If I'm using the 1200's, they're on a folding 6' table, sitting on top of their flight cases. Otherwise, after four hours, my lower back is stiff and painful!
I know sales guys who always take a bottle of ibuprofen with them when they are doing an expo. They are standing in one place for hours at a time, usually the entire weekend. It's hard on the joints. So, before they start in the morning, they take a couple of ibuprofen to get it in the system, and then take them throughout the day based on the label directions. They say it really helps.
I have comfy black shoes Instead of dress shoes. Antifatige mat sounds a good Idea though. And height is important, got my laptop on a custom stand
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feet dont' bother me (rockport gel shoes) but my back...the next day i can't stand up straight. I moved the laptop higher yesterday but it didn't help much.
Does the mat help with back pain any?
i like to wear all black button up dress shirt, vest, bowtie or regular tie (Depending on my mood that weekend) a nice pair of dress pants that fit good, ("The reporter" from express are my preferred pants lol), Nike socks and i wear these, since i'm behind the booth 98% of the time, and i don't move. i prefer to be comfortable as well as stand out.
Before these, it was a neon orange pair of Nike FingerTraps.
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